75 Christmas Movies and Where to Watch Them This Holiday Season

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Christmas may only come round once a year, but these movies are classics that should be watched year-round. This guide provides a ton of Christmas movies to watch and also lets you know where you can stream them using platforms like Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+ and more!

There’s something for everyone in this list - hopeless romantics, horror fans, or the holiday grumps who just refuse to get into the holiday spirit. From classics like Miracle on 34th Street and Meet Me In St Louis to modern favorites like Love Actually, The Holiday, Home Alone and of course, Die Hard, this has all the essentials for a Christmas movie marathon. For those looking for a darker twist on the merry season, there’s also Bad Santa and Krampus.

Where to watch the best Christmas movies

As the season comes around, the need to snuggle up and watch a comforting classic becomes a must. So, grab your coziest blanket, a cup of hot cocoa and get ready to rein in the holidays. Discover loads of Christmas movies to binge during the holiday using the JustWatch streaming guide and where to watch them online right now.

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  1. The Muppet Christmas Carol

    #1

    A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

  2. Miracle on 34th Street

    #2

    Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

  3. Home Alone

    Home Alone

    1990

    #3

    Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.

  4. Elf

    Elf

    2003

    #4

    When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.

  5. Miracle on 34th Street

    #5

    Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

  6. Trading Places

    Trading Places

    1983

    #6

    A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

  7. It's a Wonderful Life

    #7

    A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

  8. Love Actually

    Love Actually

    2003

    #8

    Eight London couples try to deal with their relationships in different ways. Their tryst with love makes them discover how complicated relationships can be.

  9. Tokyo Godfathers

    Tokyo Godfathers

    2003

    #9

    On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

  10. Die Hard

    Die Hard

    1988

    #10

    NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

  11. The Holiday

    The Holiday

    2006

    #11

    Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

  12. The Nightmare Before Christmas

    #12

    Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

  13. While You Were Sleeping

    #13

    A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.

  14. Scrooged

    Scrooged

    1988

    #14

    Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

  15. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

    #15

    Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.

  16. White Christmas

    White Christmas

    1954

    #16

    Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.

  17. Gremlins

    Gremlins

    1984

    #17

    When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.

  18. A Bad Moms Christmas

    #18

    Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.

  19. The Night Before

    The Night Before

    2015

    #19

    In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.

  20. Edward Scissorhands

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990

    #20

    A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.